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The South

About a mile south of the fishing village of Pointe Michel, the road leaves the coast and goes up into the hills. Here you'll find a track down to a pebbly beach. At the end of this beach and starting a few feet into the water is Champagne, a large area where volcanic activity causes thousands of bubbles to fizz up from the rocks beneath the sea.

At the end of the island, the villages of Soufriere and Scott's Head share the same beautiful bay. Scott's Head is at the end of a short peninsula and offers a wonderful view of the bay, north along the coast, and south to Martinique if the weather is good. On the Head are the ruins of Fort Cachacou, an important defense post during battles between the British and French in 1778 and 1805.

As the name implies, Soufriere is home to sulphur springs. At the village of Gallion above Soufriere you'll find a fine vantage point for viewing the bay.